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Commission approves Buskit Market Street street-music series; organizers say program paid $150,000 to local artists last year
Summary
The Entertainment Commission granted a one-time outdoor event permit for Buskit, a Mid Market Foundation program of curated sidewalk performances March–December; organizers said last year’s series paid more than $150,000 directly to local musicians and hired about 130 performers.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission conditionally approved a one-time outdoor event permit for Buskit, a Mid Market Foundation program that will place curated busking-style performances on Market Street between Fifth and Eighth streets and adjacent locations from March through December.
Rob Reddy, speaking for the Mid Market Business Association and Foundation, told the commission the program’s second year would run from March 10 through Dec. 20, with two-hour sets…
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